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So I'm on holidays and I decided that I might have a go at Opensuse 11.4. I've wanted to switch over to Linux for a while now, but I have ...
  1. 04-13-2011 #1
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    Lag :(

    So I'm on holidays and I decided that I might have a go at Opensuse 11.4. I've wanted to switch over to Linux for a while now, but I have been unable to because of time constraints. So I finally dl the massive ISO and install the OS (dualboot with XP), when I find that the system lags. It's not that bad, still usable, but whenever I scroll down or anything, theres this slight pause that really bugs me. This never happened in Windows XP and I can't really stand even the slightest lag on a machine. My specs are:

    Asus P4C800
    Pentium 4 @ 2.8Ghz
    1 GB Ram
    NVIDIA Geforce 4 MX440 with AGP8X
    Running on a 40GB partition.

    The lag also happens on google earth. I'm assuming that I havent got the drivers configured right or is my system just too slow? I followed some random guide and installed some NVIDIA driver through YAST, but it doesnt seemed to have helped.

    Any ideas on optimizing my system?

    Im a TOTAL NOOB

    EDIT: Running KDE
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  2. 04-13-2011 #2
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    I would open a terminal and type in

    Code:
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    then open google earth and see what is eating up what to cause the lag. Whether cpu or ram. Google Earth is pretty resource intensive. Which is why I don't run it.
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    make sure you are running the NVIDIA driver. Open the My Computer icon and see what it says the driver is.
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